Portland Public Schools vice chair Michelle DePass accepted a $91,000 payout and six months of city-paid health coverage to resign her city climate analyst post, records show.

A fight over a wrong food order at the Sandy Hut left a server with a broken jaw and eight fractured teeth; three people have been charged, court records show.

A Sandy man was sentenced to 22 months after admitting to stealing more than $65,000 from storage units; some stolen keepsakes were later recovered at local pawn shops.

A person was taken to hospital after a gunshot at the Fred Meyer on West Sixth in The Dalles; detectives are interviewing witnesses on scene.

Homicide detectives responded to an early‑morning shooting at NE 148th and E Burnside in Hazelwood; one man was taken to hospital with life‑threatening injuries.

A University of Oregon survey and state reporting show out‑of‑state recruiters and fast incentive offers are convincing Oregon firms to grow elsewhere, costing jobs and investment.

A blaze broke out at the Red Lion Hotel in Kelso on Saturday afternoon. Officials said cause and injury details were limited as crews worked the scene.

A man was stabbed in his Washington County apartment; a 26-year-old woman was arrested and booked on attempted murder and related charges.

A Washington County jury convicted 61-year-old Brent Clayton Buell; he was sentenced to 106 months after officers arrested him during a Beaverton assault. The victim said she feared for her life.

Gov. Kotek signed HB 4083 to centralize credentialing, reduce paperwork and expand supervision in hopes of stemming burnout and turnover among Oregon’s behavioral-health workers.

Portland‑based Hampton Lumber has quietly replaced its CEO and named veteran Steve Zika interim while the family company weighs its next move.

House Bill 4138 would bar law enforcement from wearing facial coverings that hide identity and force visible ID. The bill passed the Legislature and now goes to Gov. Tina Kotek amid likely legal tests.

Honorable Mention opens March 6 beneath the Benson Hotel with Damian Lillard listed as a part owner and rotating art by local Black artists.